A combined team of military, government civilians and contractors from
across the 45th Space Wing provided support to the mission, including
weather forecasts, launch and range operations, security, safety and
public affairs.

The satellite will provide additional wideband satcom coverage for U.S.
defense forces and International partners, to include Australia, which
supported the cost of the sixth spacecraft under a partnership
agreement.

The WGS system provides anytime, anywhere communication for the
warfighter through broadcast, multicast, and point to point connections.

WGS is the only military satellite communications system that can
support simultaneous X and Ka band communications, with crossbanding
that makes it transparent to the warfighter to communicate across
terminal types.

WGS provides essential communication services, allowing Combatant
Commanders to exert command and control of their tactical forces, from
peacetime to military operations. Tactical forces will rely on WGS to
provide high-capacity connectivity to the Defense Information Systems
Network (DISN)

"I am proud of the hard work of the 45th Space Wing, the Space and
Missile Systems Center, United Launch Alliance, Boeing, our industry and
mission partners and everyone involved in this

WGS-6 launch," said Armagno, who also served as the Launch Decision Authority for the second time in less than three weeks.

The 45th Space Wing launched a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas 5
rocket carrying the second Mobile User Objective System satellite, built
by Lockheed Martin, for the U.S. Navy July 19 from here as well.

"Once again, our entire team worked hand-in-hand to make this another
successful launch for the United States Air Force and our nation,"
Armagno added.